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Clovis Swinney

Clovis Swinney

  • Class
  • Induction
    1989
  • Sport(s)
    Football
Played in the Pecan Bowl in 1968 and 1969 and received the Most Valuable Defensive Player Award in 1969. Clovis was awarded Most Valuable Defensive Player in 1969 while playing in the North-South Shrine Game and Southland Conference Player of the Year in 1968 and 1969. He also made the Commercial Appeal All-Mid South Team in 1969, SLC All-First Decade Team (1964-73), All-Time ASU Team (1909-1975), All-Conference First Team Player in 1967, 1968, and 1969, All-Time Letterman, and a team starter of the Arkansas State University All-Centennial Football Team. Drafted in the third round of the NFL draft in 1970 by the New Orleans Saints, Clovis went on to play professional football for the Saints, the New York Jets, the Houston Oilers and the Southern California Suns for the next 7 years.
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